Hardware - September 2007

what exactly do you mean by it and what is its use
what does it contain
and what is the significance of jhaving 2 dimm connectors

2007-09-12 06:53:11 · 3 answers · asked by Rishabh 1 in Desktops

Hi, I already had one SATA hard drive in my PC and I needed to install another. So I bought an OEM SATA HD, attached the SATA cable to the motherboard, attached the power cable as well, booted my computer up but it's only reading my original HD when I go into My Computer. My new HD isn't showing up at all. Have I missed anything out? I don't need to do anything with jumper settings on a SATA drive do I?

2007-09-12 06:45:43 · 8 answers · asked by GillsMan 3 in Other - Hardware

My boss is pushing me to build a dual quad core server, but I'm wondering if there is even a motherboard that supports dual 775 chips?

2007-09-12 06:28:27 · 3 answers · asked by Corey Bryant 1 in Add-ons

Can I order the Cd VERsion?

2007-09-12 06:05:51 · 3 answers · asked by renaemicheli 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

My MAJOR problem is when I play games I get thrown off the game back to the icon page. My comp also stops while I'm typing and I have to start from where it stopped at.(it's stopped twice so far) I know I need a new video card but have no idea what to get. My comp is a dell approx 2yrs old and the current card is:intel(r) 82845g/gl/ge/pe/gv graphics controller. I can spend up to a couple C's but (of course) want to spend as little as possible. Can someone please help me?

2007-09-12 06:03:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-09-12 05:37:43 · 1 answers · asked by gimelessdanger 4 in Add-ons

I hear not alot of games use that much power so it wouldnt be much of an upgrade stepping up to the ultra.... or i duno. If I do go ultra would that also mean upgrading my NEW psu OCZ Gamextreme 850 watt?

still buying new parts for my new pc, just need memory (corsair dominator 2GB) and CPU (Intel E6850)

already have these
Evga Nforce 680i SLI motherboard
Evga 8800 GTX < Zalman CNPS9500A CPU Fan
OCZ Gamextreme 850 watt PSU
Antec 900 Case

2007-09-12 05:35:37 · 3 answers · asked by tugo 1 in Add-ons

2007-09-12 04:50:35 · 4 answers · asked by ankit 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i would appreciate any input, Thank-You, mOuSe

2007-09-12 04:36:59 · 2 answers · asked by gimelessdanger 4 in Add-ons

want an hd lcd tv just to play ps3 on. is this any good http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/120900

2007-09-12 04:04:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

When the ac adapter is plugged into my laptop, it powers up and then powers off at different periods of times; not to exceed 2 minutes. The adapter will charge the battery and the laptop will stay on using battery power. Any Ideas?

2007-09-12 04:00:08 · 3 answers · asked by shack319 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

GRRRR!!!! So anyway, on the numeric pad on the right hand side of my key board - the Zero is stuck. It's not stuck, it's just the fact that when I press the key - the button doesnt work until I press it hard.... I took off the key w/ a butter knife and cleaned out the inside(there wasnt much in there) & of course it still sticks. what the heck else can I do ! It's driving me nuts! I am at work - and enter numbers ALL DAY LONG!

2007-09-12 03:56:18 · 2 answers · asked by Mallory C 2 in Desktops

2007-09-12 03:32:35 · 2 answers · asked by mario b 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

For some reason occasionally I hear the sound of a closing door and random bits of music playing in the background on my computer anybody know why?

2007-09-12 03:31:48 · 8 answers · asked by Heather K 1 in Desktops

How can i retrieve back the info before i format the it? Online purchase of data recovery software?Any other solution?

2007-09-12 03:27:21 · 5 answers · asked by Yilin 1 in Other - Hardware

my computer keeps hanging but it boots well and goes to desktop well too, after several mins. or an hour it hangs and the numlock or capslock doesnt response when i hit them. i reformatted it several times but the same problem occured i used to think the problem was the hard disk so i tried another one reformatt the another hard disk but it hangs too, whats the problem with my computer? is it power supply? the memory? the motherboard? or the processor? pls. help me figure it out. tnx..

2007-09-12 03:26:03 · 4 answers · asked by edson b 1 in Other - Hardware

I've been given a USB memory key with some assorted documentation on it (about 50 MB of PDF files). Now I \ve read it all, I want to re-use the key for my own data. But my PC (running XP) sees it as CD drive. Clicking on its icon it comes up as Drive E, CD-rom. Free space 0, total memory 50MB. File system CDFS.
I have the impression that the USB key has somehow been "closed". It is impossible to erase data or record new data. There is no switch on it to block recording or erasing.
Any ideas?

2007-09-12 03:21:12 · 2 answers · asked by sotires 5 in Other - Hardware

2007-09-12 03:01:22 · 6 answers · asked by ghostrider734 4 in Other - Hardware

my computer which ive had since 2004 is now starting to go at a snails pace.
1: 40 gb hard drive
2: 56k
3: e machine with intel
4: comcast cable for broadband speed

with the comcast broadband it use to be super fast, now i find it takes 45-60 seconds to go to another window. i have also been hearing the fan motor switch on when im switching windows. i did the speed test to check if my ISP was the problem, but the speed test was within normal limits. ive deleted all temp files and cookies and password settings. ive tried to clean up the hard drive, however i wouldnt touch anything that i wasnt familiar with, just games and such.
so how can i speed this thing up.

2007-09-12 02:53:06 · 11 answers · asked by audreyanddj 2 in Desktops

At school we have this project that we have to do. And I can't find out what a SATA hard drive is it's driving me mad.

2007-09-12 01:50:20 · 4 answers · asked by Audrey 1 in Desktops

I already built my first PC, but the PCU was pre-installed and I have recently done a lot of upgrading and my old PCU has died.

My specs. are as follows;

Motherboard: Asrock AM2NF3-VSTA nForce 3 250 AGP SATA RAID LAN 7.1ch audio ATX
Processor : AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
RAM : 1GB DDRII 800
GPU : Radeon X1950pro Sapphire 512MB (AGP ver)
DRIVES : 1 X DVD Read only, 1 X DVD RW
H/Disk : MAXTOR IDE 140GB

Cheers for any input folks!
Tino

2007-09-12 01:48:47 · 7 answers · asked by tinotoin 2 in Desktops

can i buy a apple notebook, what is it rate in chennai. or should i go for intel based notebooks

2007-09-12 01:10:12 · 10 answers · asked by Nare'n 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

also very slow at shutting down and browsing, starting programs

2007-09-12 01:01:56 · 25 answers · asked by lwesterby 1 in Desktops

i have:
a dell 21inch monitor
1Gb RAM
Intel Inside Pentium 4

I'm into:
softwares
imaging
gaming
music (i use visual softwares for this)
*and i plan to install a TV card so i can use my 21inch monitor as a TV so i can save space in my room

i think i will use Asus Video card because my 128Mb was an Asus and it worked well.,

2007-09-12 00:45:09 · 8 answers · asked by :D 1 in Other - Hardware

hi thank you all who answeredmy previous ?..now i face another one...by trying to solve the last problem abt ram&agp and i removed the battry on the board to clear cmos...now wen i start Pc it shows Cmos Checksum Bad...and Cmos Date/Time NotSet F1 to run set up & F2 to load default setup...but the default set up does not work...i solved the Date/Time problem.but the Checksum Bad i can't..plz help me out....i use an asus p5vdcmx mother board...

2007-09-12 00:40:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Do I have to do something in setup ?

2007-09-12 00:20:34 · 7 answers · asked by darren7792000 2 in Add-ons

do large programs still run the same, is it a good idea..i hate having to reformat my hard drive..when my c drive is hit with a virus...
is it better to install every thing on a plug and play harddrive...

2007-09-12 00:14:40 · 2 answers · asked by g_playa_gent 1 in Add-ons

(1) Tell me the effects
(2) how to fix the problem
(3) how to make the system boot proper to the desktop screen

2007-09-11 23:58:00 · 2 answers · asked by diwani4real 1 in Desktops

2007-09-11 22:29:41 · 11 answers · asked by x_atm09 1 in Add-ons

2007-09-11 21:51:38 · 6 answers · asked by raja_mahendra10 1 in Add-ons